The Celtic deadwood XI cut by Brendan Rodgers – have they managed to salvage their careers?

WHEN Brendan Rodgers first walked into Lennoxtown on day one of his Celtic career he could have mistaken his squad for an army.
The player list would have run for multiple pages, so many men it was lucky there were enough bibs to go around at training.
More than 40 first-team players – 15 defenders, as many midfielders; a cast large enough to shoot a Hollywood epic.
Rodgers needed a clearout – and fast. He didn’t hang about. Twenty-three players were axed one way or another – either by being transferred or sent out on loan.
But how are the 11 biggest names now faring away from Celtic Park?... read more

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